Jordan, David Lowell

1928 - 2019  (90 years)

• Name	Jordan, David Lowell
  Born	3 Dec 1928	Physicians and Surgeons Hospital - San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United Sates of America
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Jan 2019	Hospital - Katy, Harris County, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I1374	Coursey-Sansing Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family	Sansing, Joy Tynelle
  Children	1. Jordan, Amy Cecile   2. Jordan, Gregory David   3. Jordan, Laurie Lynn   4. Jordan, Michael Brian
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		David Lowell Jordan
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  Obituary   David Lowell Jordan left this Earth to be with our Lord on January 10, 2019. David placed his love of family and his faith in God above all else. He was a loving husband, wonderful father, and mischievous prankster. David was born on December 3, 1928, in San Antonio, Texas to Jerome Iredell Jordan and Minnie Jewell Morris Jordan. He would often tell stories of great times in San Antonio with his siblings, Jimmy, Buddy, Margie and Wayne, including catching a tarantula so large that the Witte Museum placed it in their collection. He attended public schools in San Antonio, graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1947. After graduating, David attended Arlington State College before transferring in 1949 to the University of Texas at Austin where he gained such a love for burnt orange that much of his wardrobe and many of his blankets, hats and socks are still adorned with that color and the great Longhorn logo. Wanting to serve his country, David enrolled in Army ROTC and earned his officer’s commission. He interrupted his studies (and plenty of shenanigans - many of which were as a member of Beta Theta Pi) for two tours of duty in Korea. Not satisfied with serving his country only on the ground, David volunteered as a paratrooper, becoming qualified as a jumpmaster and a platoon leader. 1st Lt. Jordan was a proud member of the 82nd Airborne Division and 45th Infantry Division, being awarded two Bronze Svc. Stars. He was honorably discharged and continued as a Captain in the Army Reserve. Returning to Austin, David completed his studies and received his Bachelor of Business Administration from UT in 1955. Upon receiving his degree, David worked as a salesman with U.S. Gypsum from 1955 to 1957. David’s world changed forever in the spring of 1956, when on a Methodist retreat in Glen Rose, Texas, he spied a beautiful young woman playing ping pong. Apparently stricken by her, David pursued this young lady first by impressing her with his table tennis skills, and then summoning the courage to ask her out. Their first date was a double date picnic with David’s brother Buddy and Buddy’s future wife Margaret. It was not their last. David married the love of his life, Joy Tynelle Sansing, on February 8, 1958 in Spearman, Texas. David and Tynelle honeymooned by driving in two separate cars to their new home in Lafayette, Louisiana where David had taken a position as a landman with the company that would come to be known as Atlantic Richfield, or ARCO. David and Tynelle were married for over 60 years. Their firstborn, Amy Cecile, arrived in 1960, followed soon by Gregory David in 1961, Laurie Lynne in 1964 and Michael Brian in 1967. David was a devoted father, spending untold hours with his children at swim meets, football games and speech tournaments, and always taking the time to vacation and build memories with his family – including annual ski trips and a five week driving trip, which all family members fortunately survived, pulling an old camper from Portland, Texas to Sequoia National Park. Much to the chagrin of the spouses of Amy, Greg, Laurie and Michael, David’s sense of humor lives on. David found his true calling when working as a landman for ARCO for 25 years and later with Hanson Energy until he retired. He enjoyed what he did so much that he told Tynelle he never felt like he was really working. Having a powerful work ethic, David said he might not be the smartest, but that no one would outwork him. In retirement, David and Tynelle spent numerous summers in Colorado and traveled around the world together, often with their children and grandchildren. David and Tynelle were members of Berachah Church in Houston for many years and have thanked God for all he has provided. David loved a good joke, often telling colorful ones that probably don’t belong in an obituary. Known for a thrifty streak, when confronted with an opportunity to spend cash, David was not reluctant to remind his family that “frugality is the mother of virtue” and that “a fool and his money are soon parted.” But perhaps the most important and telling words ever spoken by David were those in his last hours on this Earth. Even though he was in the hospital, very ill and near the time he would go to join his Maker, in essentially his last words on this planet David summed up his 60 year love story when he gathered what strength he had left, turned to Tynelle and said, “I love you.” David is survived by the apple of his eye and wife of over 60 years, Joy Tynelle Sansing Jordan; daughter Amy Jordan Munro of Ashland, Oregon; son Gregory David Jordan and his wife Amy of Austin, Texas; daughter Laurie Jordan Severson and her husband Craig of St. Louis, Missouri; son Michael Brian Jordan and his wife Karen of Cincinnati, Ohio; granddaughters Laura Jordan Munro, Clara Joy Munro, Emily Ann Jordan Gold and her husband Ryan, Sarah Catherine Jordan, Ellen Elizabeth Jordan, and Erin Catherine Jordan; grandsons George Andrew Munro and his wife Trisha, Isaac Jordan Severson, William David Jordan, and Samuel Browning Severson; brother James R. Jordan of Dallas, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews.   Published at dignitymemorial.com/obituaries.katy-tx/david-jordan-8123856; written by son, Greg Jordan.